One issue users have been noticing is that they have a hard time connecting Apple Music to CarPlay. Users have experienced instances where the music does not play and sometimes forces CarPlay to lag or close entirely. A car ride without music is hardly an enjoyable one. After charging well over $1,000 for the new iPhones, the least Apple can do is let users enjoy music during a car ride in peace.
Users also experiencing crashing apps.
In my own experience, this issue is especially bad with the News app, which often crashes or takes me to the homepage when trying to view an article. This may be a symptom of a lack of compatibility with the updated speed of the new iOS, but Apple should have been prepared for such an issue and updated the compatibility.
Additionally, for their next phone, Apple could take some inspiration from Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip, its new smartphone that folds like a flip phone. Not only is this a slick retro design, it also makes phones, which have gotten bigger and bigger over the years, easier to fit into pockets.
Users also have several complaints about Mac devices.
One complaint is that apps for Hulu and Netflix, Inc. cannot be downloaded, unlike on Windows, where they can be downloaded. It is odd that Mac currently lacks this capability because the app store on mobile devices, such as iPhone and iPad, does have these apps.
Moreover, the keyboard is a bit strange in comparison to the default Windows keyboard, including its use of the command key instead of the typical control key.
While this is something Apple will likely never fix, it can certainly be confusing, and rather annoying, for users who switch from Windows to Mac.
Finally, Macs are known to have worse hardware specs and graphics cards than personal computers. This results in a lack of software being able to run on Mac.
To allow for a greater variety of programs to run on their computers, Apple should make their computers more modifiable. This could help them eat into the share of computers, as Windows dominates the operating systems market with roughly 92% of the share.
Based on all of these factors, it is clear Apple’s computers are significantly worse for most users than PCs that run Windows, and that the company has a lot of ground to make up there.
